trying to look at this cap obama was talking about. we wanted to ask is there a specific segment in the population responsible for widening this cap or is this a current running through the economy? 18-24 years old 265 and up. these folks see an increase of the income gap if you compare with 20 years ago with today. there are a number of reasons why. you can put it into three different categories. first is demographic. this is a different country that was years ago. if you look at the number of immigrants with enter the country. a million or so every single year. they tend to make a little bit less than the native population. secondly, increase the amount of women who are the main breadwinner's for their households. one thing worth noting here is women still make less on average than men. dennis: it brings numbers down making the gap look worse than it otherwise would be. dennis: custody question, why is it worth the widening gap among 35-44-year-olds. >> is one thing about this population. these are the folks who are just about to ent